Alchemilla

Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to Alchemilla mollis when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herbal tea or for medicinal usage such as gynaecological disorders is Alchemilla xanthochlora or in Middle Europe the so-called common lady's mantle Alchemilla vulgaris. There are about 700 species, the majority native to cool temperate and subarctic regions of Europe and Asia, with a few species native to the mountains of Africa and the Americas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most species of Alchemilla are clump-forming or mounded perennials with basal leaves arising from woody rhizomes. Some species have leaves with lobes that radiate from a common point and others have divided leaves—both are typically fan-shaped with small teeth at the tips. The long-stalked, gray-green to green leaves are often covered with soft hairs, and show a high degree of water-resistance (see Lotus effect). Green to bright chartreuse flowers are small, have no petals and appear in clusters above the foliage in late spring and summer.

Selected species

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• Alchemilla abyssinica Template:Small
• Alchemilla alpina Template:Small — alpine lady's mantle
• Alchemilla argyrophylla Template:Small
• Alchemilla barbatiflora Template:Small
• Alchemilla bursensis Template:Small
• Alchemilla conjuncta Template:Small
• Alchemilla diademata Template:Small diadem lady's mantle
• Alchemilla ellenbeckii Template:Small
• Alchemilla erythropoda — dwarf lady's mantle
• Alchemilla filicaulis Template:Small — thinstem lady's mantle
• Alchemilla flabellata Template:Small — fan lady's mantle
• Alchemilla glabra Template:Small — smooth lady's mantle
• Alchemilla glaucescens Template:Small — waxy lady's mantle
• Alchemilla glomerulans Template:Small — clustered lady's mantle
• Alchemilla gracilis Template:Small
• Alchemilla hungarica Template:Small
• Alchemilla japonica Template:Small
• Alchemilla jaroschenkoi Template:Small — holotrichous lady's mantle
• Alchemilla johnstonii Template:Small
• Alchemilla lapeyrousii Template:Small — Lapeyrous' lady's mantle
• Alchemilla mollis Template:Small
• Alchemilla monticola Template:Small — hairy lady's mantle
• Alchemilla orbiculata Template:Small
• Alchemilla sericata Template:Small
• Alchemilla splendens Template:Small
• Alchemilla stricta Template:Small
• Alchemilla subcrenata Template:Small — broadtooth lady's mantle
• Alchemilla stuhlmanii
• Alchemilla subcrenata
• Alchemilla subnivalis Template:Small
• Alchemilla triphylla Template:Small
• Alchemilla venosa Template:Small — boreal lady's mantle
• Alchemilla vestita
• Alchemilla vulgaris Template:Small
• Alchemilla wichurae Template:Small — grassland lady's mantle
• Alchemilla xanthochlora Template:Small

References

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